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Egypt to offer $500 million in 1-year USD T-bills

CAIRO : Egypt 's central bank said on Sunday it would offer $500 million in dollar-denominated 1-year treasury bills at
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The deficit burgeoned after last year's popular uprising, and the finance minister said in October liquidity at domestic banks had almost been exhausted.

The new dollar T-bills will be issued on Feb. 22 and mature on Feb. 19, 2013, the bank said.

 

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